{
  "id": 14753863,
  "title": "44 teacher sexual abuse cases tracked since 2015; school heads feature in 40% of recent cases — JoyNews Research",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/44-teacher-sexual-abuse-cases-tracked-since-2015-school-heads-feature",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T17:15:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
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    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/44-teacher-sexual-abuse-cases-tracked-since-2015-school-heads-feature-in-40-of-recent-cases-joynews-research/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A JoyNews Research review has tracked at least 44 cases of teachers and heads of schools accused of sexually abusing students since January 2015, with heads of schools now behind four in every ten new cases. The review drew on news reports, court records and statements from the Ghana Education Service (GES).",
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        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "JoyNews tracks 44 cases of teachers accused of sexually abusing students since 2015; heads of schools behind 4 in 10 since 2025",
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        "published": "2026-10-15T17:15:06.000Z"
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        "title": "44 teacher sexual abuse cases tracked since 2015; school heads feature in 40% of recent cases — JoyNews Research",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/44-teacher-sexual-abuse-cases-tracked-since-2015-school-heads-feature",
        "published": "2026-10-15T18:17:44.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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